Chapter 6 - Ishu

Question 1

bedside table; nightstand n.

Answer 1

criado mudo n.

Question 2

criado mudo n.

Answer 2

bedside table; nightstand n.

Question 3

​tab n.

Answer 3

(computing) an additional document or page that can be opened on computer software / aba n.

Ex.: You can easily switch between tabs.

Question 4

(computing) an additional document or page that can be opened on computer software / aba n.

Answer 4

​tab n.

Ex.: You can easily switch between tabs.

Question 5

shoot up v.
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Answer 5

to grow very quickly v.

Ex.: Their kids have shot up since I last saw them.

Question 6

to grow very quickly v.

Answer 6

shoot up v.

Ex.: Their kids have shot up since I last saw them.

Question 7

put up v.

Answer 7

to fix st in a place where it will be seen; display v.

Ex.: to put up a notice

Question 8

to fix st in a place where it will be seen; display v.

Answer 8

put up v.

Ex.: to put up a notice

Question 9

troll n. /trəʊl/

Answer 9

(informal) a message to a discussion group on the internet that sb deliberately sends to make other people angry; a person who sends a message like this n.

Question 10

(informal) a message to a discussion group on the internet that sb deliberately sends to make other people angry; a person who sends a message like this n.

Answer 10

troll n. /trəʊl/

Question 11

gut n. /ɡʌt/

Answer 11

[count] the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach; intestine n.

Ex.: It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.
Ex.2: I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums.

Question 12

[count] the tube in the body through which food passes when it leaves the stomach; intestine n.

Answer 12

gut n. /ɡʌt/

Ex.: It can take up to 72 hours for food to pass through the gut.
Ex.2: I had a terrible pain in my guts after eating too many plums.

Question 13

wait around/about v.

Answer 13

​to stay in a place, with nothing particular to do, for example because you are expecting st to happen or sb to arrive v.

Ex.: Let’s wait around and see what happens.

Question 14

​to stay in a place, with nothing particular to do, for example because you are expecting st to happen or sb to arrive v.

Answer 14

wait around/about v.

Ex.: Let’s wait around and see what happens.

Question 15

hover v. /ˈhʌvər/

Answer 15

[int] to stay close to st, or to stay in an uncertain state v.

Ex.: Temperatures hovered around freezing.
Ex.2: He hovered on the edge of consciousness.
Ex.3: A smile hovered on her lips.
Ex.4: She was hovering between life and death.

Question 16

[int] to stay close to st, or to stay in an uncertain state v.

Answer 16

hover v. /ˈhʌvər/

Ex.: Temperatures hovered around freezing.
Ex.2: He hovered on the edge of consciousness.
Ex.3: A smile hovered on her lips.
Ex.4: She was hovering between life and death.

Question 17

filter v. /ˈfɪltər/

Answer 17

[trans] to pass liquid, light, etc. through a special device, especially to remove st that is not wanted v.

Ex.: All drinking water must be filtered.
Ex.2: Use a sun block that filters UVA effectively.
Ex.3: (figurative) My secretary is very good at filtering my calls.

Question 18

[trans] to pass liquid, light, etc. through a special device, especially to remove st that is not wanted v.

Answer 18

filter v. /ˈfɪltər/

Ex.: All drinking water must be filtered.
Ex.2: Use a sun block that filters UVA effectively.
Ex.3: (figurative) My secretary is very good at filtering my calls.

Question 19

glow v.

Answer 19

​[int] (esp. of st hot or warm) to produce a steady light that is not very bright v.

Ex.: The embers still glowed in the hearth.
Ex.2: The lighted candles glowed in the darkness.
Ex.3: The strap has a fluorescent coating that glows in the dark.
Ex.4: A cigarette end glowed red in the darkness.

Question 20

​[int] (esp. of st hot or warm) to produce a steady light that is not very bright v.

Answer 20

glow v.

Ex.: The embers still glowed in the hearth.
Ex.2: The lighted candles glowed in the darkness.
Ex.3: The strap has a fluorescent coating that glows in the dark.
Ex.4: A cigarette end glowed red in the darkness.

Question 21

cascade pron.

Answer 21

/kæˈskeɪd/

Question 22

stifle v. /ˈstaɪfl/

Answer 22

​[trans] to prevent st from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed; suppress v.

Ex.: She managed to stifle a yawn.
Ex.2: They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.
Ex.3: The government failed to stifle the unrest.
Ex.4: She pressed her hand against her mouth to stifle her sobs.
Ex.5: Stifling her impatience, she waited another half an hour.

Question 23

​[trans] to prevent st from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed; suppress v.

Answer 23

stifle v. /ˈstaɪfl/

Ex.: She managed to stifle a yawn.
Ex.2: They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.
Ex.3: The government failed to stifle the unrest.
Ex.4: She pressed her hand against her mouth to stifle her sobs.
Ex.5: Stifling her impatience, she waited another half an hour.

Question 24

twitch v. /twɪtʃ/

Answer 24

​[int, trans] (of a part of your body) to make a sudden, quick movement, sometimes one that you cannot control v.

Ex.: Her lips twitched with amusement.
Ex.2: The cats watched each other, their tails twitching.
Ex.3: The animal lay on the ground, its whole body twitching and jerking.

Question 25

​[int, trans] (of a part of your body) to make a sudden, quick movement, sometimes one that you cannot control v.

Answer 25

twitch v. /twɪtʃ/

Ex.: Her lips twitched with amusement.
Ex.2: The cats watched each other, their tails twitching.
Ex.3: The animal lay on the ground, its whole body twitching and jerking.

Question 26

warm to/towards st v.

Answer 26

​to become more interested in or enthusiastic about st v.

Ex.: The speaker was now warming to her theme.

Question 27

​to become more interested in or enthusiastic about st v.

Answer 27

warm to/towards st v.

Ex.: The speaker was now warming to her theme.

Question 28

kill time; kill an hour, a couple of hours, etc. i.

Answer 28

​to spend time doing st that is not important while you are waiting for st else to happen i.

Ex.: We killed time playing cards.

Question 29

​to spend time doing st that is not important while you are waiting for st else to happen i.

Answer 29

kill time; kill an hour, a couple of hours, etc. i.

Ex.: We killed time playing cards.

Question 30

pique sb’s interest, curiosity, etc. i. /piːk/

Answer 30

​to make sb very interested in st i.

Question 31

​to make sb very interested in st i.

Answer 31

pique sb’s interest, curiosity, etc. i. /piːk/

Question 32

dismissive a. /dɪsˈmɪsɪv/

Answer 32

​showing that you do not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering; disdainful a.

Ex.: a dismissive gesture/tone
Ex.2: She was always dismissive of other women in the office.
Ex.3: Other critics were equally dismissive.
Ex.4: She was very dismissive of his achievements.

Question 33

​showing that you do not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering; disdainful a.

Answer 33

dismissive a. /dɪsˈmɪsɪv/

Ex.: a dismissive gesture/tone
Ex.2: She was always dismissive of other women in the office.
Ex.3: Other critics were equally dismissive.
Ex.4: She was very dismissive of his achievements.

Question 34

pixelate v. /ˈpɪksəleɪt/
(also pixellate)

Answer 34

to show an unclear image on television, consisting of a small number of large pixels, especially in order to hide sb’s identity v.

Question 35

to show an unclear image on television, consisting of a small number of large pixels, especially in order to hide sb’s identity v.

Answer 35

pixelate v. /ˈpɪksəleɪt/
(also pixellate)

Question 36

stage v. /steɪdʒ/

Answer 36

to organize and present a play or an event for people to see v.

Ex.: to stage a play/an event/an exhibition
Ex.2: The local theatre group is staging a production of ‘Hamlet’.
Ex.3: Birmingham has bid to stage the next national athletics championships.

Question 37

to organize and present a play or an event for people to see v.

Answer 37

stage v. /steɪdʒ/

Ex.: to stage a play/an event/an exhibition
Ex.2: The local theatre group is staging a production of ‘Hamlet’.
Ex.3: Birmingham has bid to stage the next national athletics championships.

Question 38

elaborate a. /ɪˈlæbərət/

Answer 38

very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized a.

Ex.: elaborate designs
Ex.2: She had prepared a very elaborate meal.
Ex.3: an elaborate computer system

Question 39

very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized a.

Answer 39

elaborate a. /ɪˈlæbərət/

Ex.: elaborate designs
Ex.2: She had prepared a very elaborate meal.
Ex.3: an elaborate computer system

Question 40

crush v.

Answer 40

to destroy sb’s confidence or happiness v.

Ex.: She felt completely crushed by the teacher’s criticism.

Question 41

to destroy sb’s confidence or happiness v.

Answer 41

crush v.

Ex.: She felt completely crushed by the teacher’s criticism.

Question 42

waver v. /ˈweɪvər/

Answer 42

​[int] to be or become weak or unsteady / vacilar, hesitar, titubear v.

Ex.: His voice wavered with emotion.
Ex.2: Her smile wavered and she began to cry.
Ex.3: Her determination never wavered.
Ex.4: She never wavered in her determination to succeed.

Question 43

​[int] to be or become weak or unsteady / vacilar, hesitar, titubear v.

Answer 43

waver v. /ˈweɪvər/

Ex.: His voice wavered with emotion.
Ex.2: Her smile wavered and she began to cry.
Ex.3: Her determination never wavered.
Ex.4: She never wavered in her determination to succeed.

Question 44

overcome v.

Answer 44

[usually passive] to affect sb very strongly; overwhelm / oprimir, arrasar, abalar v.

Ex.: Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral.
Ex.2: Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window.
Ex.3: The dead woman had been overcome by smoke.

Question 45

[usually passive] to affect sb very strongly; overwhelm / oprimir, arrasar, abalar v.

Answer 45

overcome v.

Ex.: Her parents were overcome with grief at the funeral.
Ex.2: Overcome by curiosity, the boy looked through the window.
Ex.3: The dead woman had been overcome by smoke.

Question 46

turn on the waterworks i.

Answer 46

​(informal, disapproving) to start crying, especially in order to get sympathy or attention i.

Question 47

​(informal, disapproving) to start crying, especially in order to get sympathy or attention i.

Answer 47

turn on the waterworks i.

Question 48

reverberate pron.

Answer 48

/rɪˈvɜːrbəreɪt/